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'''State Trunk Highway 25''' (often called '''Highway 25''', '''STH-25''' or '''WIS 25''') is a [[state highway (US)|state highway]] in [[Wisconsin]], United States. The route serves local traffic in the western part of the state, connecting [[Durand, Wisconsin|Durand]], [[Menomonie, Wisconsin|Menomonie]] and [[Barron, Wisconsin|Barron]]. It is two-lane surface road with the exception of urban multilanes within Menomonie.
'''State Trunk Highway 25''' (often called '''Highway 25''', '''STH-25''' or '''WIS 25''') is a [[state highway (US)|state highway]] in [[Wisconsin]], United States. The route serves local traffic in the western part of the state, connecting [[Durand, Wisconsin|Durand]], [[Menomonie, Wisconsin|Menomonie]] and [[Barron, Wisconsin|Barron]]. It is two-lane surface road with the exception of urban multilanes within Menomonie.


==Route description==
== Route description ==
WIS 25 begins at the Minnesota state line in [[Buffalo County, Wisconsin|Buffalo County]] on the [[Mississippi River]]. The route enters the state from [[Minnesota State Highway 60|Trunk Highway 60]]. WIS 25 briefly follows [[Wisconsin Highway 35|WIS 35]] north in [[Nelson, Wisconsin|Nelson]] then follows the [[Chippewa River (Wisconsin)|Chippewa River]], passing through [[Maxville, Wisconsin|Maxville]] and entering [[Pepin County, Wisconsin|Pepin County]].<ref name="wisdot_buffalo">{{cite map |author = Wisconsin Department of Transportation |year = |url = http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/maps/docs/counties/buffalo.pdf |title = Buffalo Co |scale = |location = Madison |publisher = Wisconsin Department of Transportation |access-date = January 12, 2008 }}{{full citation needed|date=October 2020}}</ref> After about three miles (5&nbsp;km), WIS 25 enters [[Durand, Wisconsin|Durand]] and joins [[U.S. Route 10 in Wisconsin|US 10]] west. After two miles (3&nbsp;km) of concurrency, WIS 25 turns off northeast and enters [[Dunn County, Wisconsin|Dunn County]] four miles (6&nbsp;km) northeast.<ref name="wisdot_pepin">{{cite map |author = Wisconsin Department of Transportation |year = |url = http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/maps/docs/counties/pepin.pdf |title = Pepin Co |scale = |location = Madison |publisher = Wisconsin Department of Transportation |access-date = January 12, 2008 }}{{full citation needed|date=October 2020}}</ref>
WIS 25 begins at the Minnesota state line in [[Buffalo County, Wisconsin|Buffalo County]] on the [[Mississippi River]]. The route enters the state from [[Minnesota State Highway 60|Trunk Highway 60]]. WIS 25 briefly follows [[Wisconsin Highway 35|WIS 35]] north in [[Nelson, Wisconsin|Nelson]] then follows the [[Chippewa River (Wisconsin)|Chippewa River]], passing through [[Maxville, Wisconsin|Maxville]] and entering [[Pepin County, Wisconsin|Pepin County]].<ref name="wisdot_buffalo">{{cite map |author = Wisconsin Department of Transportation |year = |url = http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/maps/docs/counties/buffalo.pdf |title = Buffalo Co |scale = |location = Madison |publisher = Wisconsin Department of Transportation |access-date = January 12, 2008 }}{{full citation needed|date=October 2020}}</ref> After about three miles (5&nbsp;km), WIS 25 enters [[Durand, Wisconsin|Durand]] and joins [[U.S. Route 10 in Wisconsin|US 10]] west. After two miles (3&nbsp;km) of concurrency, WIS 25 turns off northeast and enters [[Dunn County, Wisconsin|Dunn County]] four miles (6&nbsp;km) northeast.<ref name="wisdot_pepin">{{cite map |author = Wisconsin Department of Transportation |year = |url = http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/maps/docs/counties/pepin.pdf |title = Pepin Co |scale = |location = Madison |publisher = Wisconsin Department of Transportation |access-date = January 12, 2008 }}{{full citation needed|date=October 2020}}</ref>


WIS 25 junctions with [[Wisconsin Highway 72|WIS 72]] in [[Downsville, Wisconsin|Downsville]] six miles (10&nbsp;km) north of the county line. After another seven miles (11&nbsp;km), WIS 25 enters [[Menomonie, Wisconsin|Menomonie]], junctions with [[Wisconsin Highway 29|WIS 29]] near the [[University of Wisconsin–Stout]] campus and joins [[U.S. Route 12 in Wisconsin|US 12]] in the downtown area near Lake Menomin. WIS 25 splits from US 12 after a one-mile (1.6&nbsp;km) concurrency with US 12 turning northwest. WIS 25 interchanges with [[Interstate 94|I-94]] one-half mile north of the US 12 turnoff. After a ten-mile (16&nbsp;km) segment, the highway crosses [[Wisconsin Highway 170|WIS 170]] in [[Wheeler, Wisconsin|Wheeler]]. About five miles (8&nbsp;km) north of Wheeler, WIS 25 joins [[Wisconsin Highway 64|WIS 64]] east for one mile (1.6&nbsp;km) before turning north again. The highway passes through [[Ridgeland, Wisconsin|Ridgeland]] on the [[Barron County, Wisconsin|Barron County]] line.<ref name="wisdot_dunn">{{cite map |author = Wisconsin Department of Transportation |year = |url = http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/maps/docs/counties/dunn.pdf |title = Dunn Co |scale = |location = Madison |publisher = Wisconsin Department of Transportation |access-date = January 12, 2008 }}{{full citation needed|date=October 2020}}</ref> WIS 25 passes west of [[Dallas, Wisconsin|Dallas]], and through the small community of [[Hillsdale, Wisconsin|Hillsdale]] before entering [[Barron, Wisconsin|Barron]] thirteen miles (19&nbsp;km) north of the county line. The highway crosses [[U.S. Route 8 in Wisconsin|US 8]] in Barron. WIS 25 terminates at [[Wisconsin Highway 48|WIS 48]] seven miles (11&nbsp;km) north of Barron, or five miles (8&nbsp;km) east of [[Rice Lake, Wisconsin|Rice Lake]]<ref name="wisdot_barron">{{cite map |author = Wisconsin Department of Transportation |year = |url = http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/maps/docs/counties/barron.pdf |title = Barron Co |scale = |location = Madison |publisher = Wisconsin Department of Transportation |access-date = January 12, 2008 }}{{full citation needed|date=October 2020}}</ref>
WIS 25 junctions with [[Wisconsin Highway 72|WIS 72]] in [[Downsville, Wisconsin|Downsville]] six miles (10&nbsp;km) north of the county line. After another seven miles (11&nbsp;km), WIS 25 enters [[Menomonie, Wisconsin|Menomonie]], junctions with [[Wisconsin Highway 29|WIS 29]] near the [[University of Wisconsin–Stout]] campus and joins [[U.S. Route 12 in Wisconsin|US 12]] in the downtown area near Lake Menomin. WIS 25 splits from US 12 after a one-mile (1.6&nbsp;km) concurrency with US 12 turning northwest. WIS 25 interchanges with [[Interstate 94|I-94]] one-half mile north of the US 12 turnoff. After a ten-mile (16&nbsp;km) segment, the highway crosses [[Wisconsin Highway 170|WIS 170]] in [[Wheeler, Wisconsin|Wheeler]]. About five miles (8&nbsp;km) north of Wheeler, WIS 25 joins [[Wisconsin Highway 64|WIS 64]] east for one mile (1.6&nbsp;km) before turning north again. The highway passes through [[Ridgeland, Wisconsin|Ridgeland]] on the [[Barron County, Wisconsin|Barron County]] line.<ref name="wisdot_dunn">{{cite map |author = Wisconsin Department of Transportation |year = |url = http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/maps/docs/counties/dunn.pdf |title = Dunn Co |scale = |location = Madison |publisher = Wisconsin Department of Transportation |access-date = January 12, 2008 }}{{full citation needed|date=October 2020}}</ref> WIS 25 passes west of [[Dallas, Wisconsin|Dallas]], and through the small community of [[Hillsdale, Wisconsin|Hillsdale]] before entering [[Barron, Wisconsin|Barron]] thirteen miles (19&nbsp;km) north of the county line. The highway crosses [[U.S. Route 8 in Wisconsin|US 8]] in Barron. WIS 25 terminates at [[Wisconsin Highway 48|WIS 48]] seven miles (11&nbsp;km) north of Barron, or five miles (8&nbsp;km) east of [[Rice Lake, Wisconsin|Rice Lake]]<ref name="wisdot_barron">{{cite map |author = Wisconsin Department of Transportation |year = |url = http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/maps/docs/counties/barron.pdf |title = Barron Co |scale = |location = Madison |publisher = Wisconsin Department of Transportation |access-date = January 12, 2008 }}{{full citation needed|date=October 2020}}</ref>


==History==
== History ==
The original alignment of WIS 25 was along the present-day route from Nelson to Menomonie. From Nelson southward, WIS 25 followed the routing of present-day WIS 35 to junction with then WIS 52 at [[Galesville, Wisconsin|Galesville]].<ref name="1918n">{{cite maps |author = |year = 1918 |url = http://www.midwestroads.com/wisconsin/past/reports/map05_originalstatetrunkhighwaysystem.jpg |title = Original State Trunk Highway System in Wisconsin |scale = |location = |publisher = |via = Southeast Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission |access-date = January 10, 2008 }}{{full citation needed|date=October 2020}}</ref> The route was truncated at Durand in the early 1920s and also extended to end at then WIS 14 (present day US 8) and to WIS 48 a few years later.<ref name="WH_25" /><ref name="1926n">{{cite map |author = Rand McNally and Company |author-link = Rand McNally and Company |year = 1926 |map = Wisconsin (Northern) |map-url = http://www.broermapsonline.org/members/NorthAmerica/UnitedStates/Midwest/Wisconsin/unitedstates1926ra_036.html |title = Rand McNally Auto Road Atlas |scale = |location = Chicago |publisher = Rand McNally |page = |access-date = January 10, 2007 }}{{full citation needed|date=October 2020}}</ref> The route was extended again to Nelson when WIS 35 was rerouted across a new bridge over the Chippewa River in 1933. Finally in 1947, The route was extended through Nelson and across the Mississippi River and connected to MN 60.
The original alignment of WIS 25 was along the present-day route from Nelson to Menomonie. From Nelson southward, WIS 25 followed the routing of present-day WIS 35 to junction with then WIS 52 at [[Galesville, Wisconsin|Galesville]].<ref name="1918n">{{cite map |first= Kurt W. |last= Bauer |date= March 1969 |map-url= http://www.midwestroads.com/wisconsin/past/reports/map05_originalstatetrunkhighwaysystem.jpg |map= Map 5: Original State Trunk Highway System in Wisconsin 1918 |title= A Jurisdictional Highway System Plan For Milwaukee County |publisher= [[Southeast Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission]] |access-date= January 10, 2008 |via= Midwest Roads}}</ref> The route was truncated at Durand in the early 1920s and also extended to end at then WIS 14 (present day US 8) and to WIS 48 a few years later.<ref name="WH_25" /><ref name="1926n">{{cite map |author = Rand McNally and Company |author-link = Rand McNally and Company |year = 1926 |map = Wisconsin (Northern) |map-url = http://www.broermapsonline.org/members/NorthAmerica/UnitedStates/Midwest/Wisconsin/unitedstates1926ra_036.html |title = Rand McNally Auto Road Atlas |scale = |location = Chicago |publisher = Rand McNally |page = |access-date = January 10, 2007 }}{{full citation needed|date=October 2020}}</ref> The route was extended again to Nelson when WIS 35 was rerouted across a new bridge over the Chippewa River in 1933. Finally in 1947, The route was extended through Nelson and across the Mississippi River and connected to MN 60.


==Major intersections==
== Major intersections ==
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==See also==
== See also ==
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==References==
== References ==
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==External links==
== External links ==
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[[Category:State highways in Wisconsin|025]]
[[Category:State highways in Wisconsin|025]]

Latest revision as of 23:11, 27 July 2024

State Trunk Highway 25 marker
State Trunk Highway 25
Map
WIS 25 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by WisDOT
Length85.81 mi[1] (138.10 km)
Major junctions
South end MN 60 in Nelson
Major intersections US 10 / WIS 85 in Durand
US 12 / WIS 29 in Menomonie
I-94 in Menomonie
US 8 in Barron
North end WIS 48 in Rice Lake
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWisconsin
CountiesBuffalo, Pepin, Dunn, Barron
Highway system
← WIS 24→ WIS 26

State Trunk Highway 25 (often called Highway 25, STH-25 or WIS 25) is a state highway in Wisconsin, United States. The route serves local traffic in the western part of the state, connecting Durand, Menomonie and Barron. It is two-lane surface road with the exception of urban multilanes within Menomonie.

Route description

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WIS 25 begins at the Minnesota state line in Buffalo County on the Mississippi River. The route enters the state from Trunk Highway 60. WIS 25 briefly follows WIS 35 north in Nelson then follows the Chippewa River, passing through Maxville and entering Pepin County.[2] After about three miles (5 km), WIS 25 enters Durand and joins US 10 west. After two miles (3 km) of concurrency, WIS 25 turns off northeast and enters Dunn County four miles (6 km) northeast.[3]

WIS 25 junctions with WIS 72 in Downsville six miles (10 km) north of the county line. After another seven miles (11 km), WIS 25 enters Menomonie, junctions with WIS 29 near the University of Wisconsin–Stout campus and joins US 12 in the downtown area near Lake Menomin. WIS 25 splits from US 12 after a one-mile (1.6 km) concurrency with US 12 turning northwest. WIS 25 interchanges with I-94 one-half mile north of the US 12 turnoff. After a ten-mile (16 km) segment, the highway crosses WIS 170 in Wheeler. About five miles (8 km) north of Wheeler, WIS 25 joins WIS 64 east for one mile (1.6 km) before turning north again. The highway passes through Ridgeland on the Barron County line.[4] WIS 25 passes west of Dallas, and through the small community of Hillsdale before entering Barron thirteen miles (19 km) north of the county line. The highway crosses US 8 in Barron. WIS 25 terminates at WIS 48 seven miles (11 km) north of Barron, or five miles (8 km) east of Rice Lake[5]

History

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The original alignment of WIS 25 was along the present-day route from Nelson to Menomonie. From Nelson southward, WIS 25 followed the routing of present-day WIS 35 to junction with then WIS 52 at Galesville.[6] The route was truncated at Durand in the early 1920s and also extended to end at then WIS 14 (present day US 8) and to WIS 48 a few years later.[1][7] The route was extended again to Nelson when WIS 35 was rerouted across a new bridge over the Chippewa River in 1933. Finally in 1947, The route was extended through Nelson and across the Mississippi River and connected to MN 60.

Major intersections

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CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
BuffaloNelson
 MN 60 west – Wabasha		Southern terminus

 WIS 35 south / Great River Road – Alma		South end of WIS 35 concurrency

 WIS 35 north / Great River Road – Pepin		North end of WIS 35 concurrency
Maxville CTH-K
PepinDurand

 US 10 east / WIS 85 east – Mondovi, Eau Claire		Southern end of US 10 concurrency; western terminus of WIS 85

 US 10 west – Ellsworth		Northern end of US 10 concurrency
DunnDownsville
 WIS 72 west – Elmwood		Eastern terminus of WIS 72
Menomonie
 WIS 29 west – Spring Valley		Southern end of WIS 29 concurrency


 US 12 east / WIS 29 east – Elk Mound, Chippewa Falls		Northern end of WIS 29 concurrency; southern end of US 12 concurrency

 US 12 west – Knapp		Northern end of US 12 concurrency
I-94 – Hudson, Eau Claire
Wheeler WIS 170 – Boyceville, Colfax
Sheridan
 WIS 64 west – Connorsville		Southern end of WIS 64 concurrency
Wilson
 WIS 64 east – Cornell		Northern end of WIS 64 concurrency
Ridgeland CTH-V
BarronHillsdale CTH-D
Barron
 US 8 west – Turtle Lake		Southern end of US 8 concurrency

 US 8 east – Cameron		Northern end of US 8 concurrency
Stanfold WIS 48 – Cumberland, Rice LakeNorthern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Bessert, Chris. "Wisconsin Highways: Highways 20-29 (Highway 25)". Wisconsin Highways. Retrieved March 20, 2007.[self-published source]
  2. ^ Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Buffalo Co (PDF) (Map). Madison: Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 12, 2008.[full citation needed]
  3. ^ Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Pepin Co (PDF) (Map). Madison: Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 12, 2008.[full citation needed]
  4. ^ Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Dunn Co (PDF) (Map). Madison: Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 12, 2008.[full citation needed]
  5. ^ Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Barron Co (PDF) (Map). Madison: Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 12, 2008.[full citation needed]
  6. ^ Bauer, Kurt W. (March 1969). "Map 5: Original State Trunk Highway System in Wisconsin 1918" (Map). A Jurisdictional Highway System Plan For Milwaukee County. Southeast Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission. Retrieved January 10, 2008 – via Midwest Roads.
  7. ^ Rand McNally and Company (1926). "Wisconsin (Northern)" (Map). Rand McNally Auto Road Atlas. Chicago: Rand McNally. Retrieved January 10, 2007.[full citation needed]
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